BIO
Skip Dean is a photographer currently practising in Toronto, Ontario. After many years working as a professional commercial photographer, Skip Dean is exploring his passion projects, capturing meaning and concept in time and space as he moves through life. These new creative explorations stem beyond capturing images on both film and digital planes, and have been expanded into exploring alternative printing processes as well.
ARTIST CV
GALLERY SHOWINGS (selected)
2023: Gallery 44 ‘Blue’ annual member exhibition
July 14th-July 28th 2023
Image-’Homage’ series ‘Bluewall’ Donald Sultan
401 Richmond Street West 4th Fl.
Toronto, Ontario
2023: CAPIC ‘Xpose
Todmorden Papermill Gallery
Images-’Roadworthy Glove” series and ‘Homage’ series.
June 8th-July 2nd 2023
Todmorden Papermill Gallery
67 Potter Road Toronto, Ontario
2022: Gallery on the Pond on Fogo Island
Images from Homage series
Whiteonwood, Newfoundland
2021: Sooke Fine Arts Society
Online Gallery-Homage series
Sooke, British Columbia
2021: New Photographers Gallery
Birds on the Wild Side Exhibit
Image: Freedom
Sidney, British Columbia
2021: The Cardinal Gallery
Homage Series
CONTACT Scotiabank Photography Festival
Toronto, Ontario
2020: Dylan Ellis Gallery
'ongoing work'
Artist-in-Residence Show
Toronto, ON
2019: Connection Gallery
Gum dichromate print from the series ‘Roadworthy’
Toronto, ON
2019: Xpose 2019 CAPIC
Gum dichromate print from the series ‘Roadworthy’
CONTACT Scotiabank Photography Festival
Toronto, ON
2019: Connections Gallery
HOMAGE
CONTACT Scotiabank Photography Festival
Toronto, ON
2019: The Halide Project
HOMAGE and a gum dichromate print from the series ‘Roadworthy’
Philadelphia, PA
2018: Connections Gallery
Series of gum dichromate prints from the series ‘Roadworthy’
CONTACT Scotiabank Photography Festival
Toronto, ON
2018: The Playground
Series of gum dichromate prints
CAPTURE Photography Festival
Vancouver, BC
2017: OCADU Great Hall
Series of gum dichromate prints from the series ‘Roadworthy’
CONTACT Scotiabank Photography Festival
Toronto, ON
2016: Dylan Ellis Gallery
Series of gum dichromate prints from the series ‘Roadworthy’
Toronto, ON
2014: Todmorden Gallery
‘Swimming Dog’ size 20” x 24” colour print
Toronto, ON
2014: OCADU Dean’s Office
‘Swimming Dog’, ‘Hammer and Glove’ from the series “Found, but not Lost’
Toronto, ON
1985-2013: CAPIC Gallery shows
Held in various locations including Ontario Place
Toronto, ON
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2010-present: Skip Dean photographer
Art-based photographer- Gallery
Toronto, ON
1980-2010: Dean Photographic Inc
Operating a professional advertising studio
Toronto, ON
EDUCATION
Gum printing workshop at Alternative Photo Services, Toronto (2019)
Studied platinum/palladium printing over gum dichromate with master printer, Bob Carnie
Sheridan College
Applied Photography Diploma
TEACHING
2011-2019
Ontario College of Art and Design University: Faculty of Design, Digital Photography
2017-2019
Durham College (Oshawa): ‘Introduction to Photography’
AWARDS
2022: Rfotofolio Selections awarded-Outstanding Work
Image’12’-series ’Homage’ to Wayne Thiebaud
2019: Best in Show at Connection Gallery
GUM dichromate print from the series ‘Roadworthy’
2016: People’s Choice Award, at the Dylan Ellis Gallery
GUM dichromate prints from the series ‘Roadworthy’
1986: National Magazine award ’Gold winner
Category ‘Food’ photography
1985-1995: Various Gold and Silver awards from CAPIC
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
Current member of Gallery 44
2017: Judge for ‘New Work Show’ at the Dylan Ellis Gallery
1986: CAPIC, Toronto Chapter President for a 2-year term
1980-2018: Member of CAPIC